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J Infect Public Health ; 17(9): 102510, 2024 Jul 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39088990

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BACKGROUND: Nonspecific acute tropical febrile illnesses (NEATFI) are common in the Latin American tropics. Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Mayaro, and Usutu, among others, can coexist in the American tropics. This study aimed to surveil the arboviruses that cause| acute febrile syndrome in patients in the Meta department, Colombia. METHODS: Between June 2021 and February 2023, an epidemiological surveillance study was conducted in the Llanos of the Meta department in Eastern Colombia. RESULTS: One hundred patients in the acute phase with typical prodromal symptoms of NEATFI infection who attended the emergency department of the Villavicencio Departmental Hospital were included. ELISA tests were performed for Dengue, Usutu, Chikungunya, and Mayaro. RT-qPCR was performed to detect the arboviruses Usutu, Dengue, Zika, Mayaro, and Oropouche. The seroprevalence for the Chikungunya, Mayaro, and Usutu viruses was 41 % (28/68), 40 % (27/67), and 62 % (47/75), respectively. Seroconversion for Chikungunya was observed in one patient; two seroconverted to Mayaro and one to Usutu. The NS5 gene fragment of the Usutu virus was detected in nine febrile patients. RT-qPCR of the remaining arboviruses was negative. The clinical symptoms of the nine Usutu-positive patients were very similar to those of Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Mayaro infections. CONCLUSIONS: The pervasive detection of unexpected viruses such as Usutu and Mayaro demonstrated the importance of searching for other viruses different from Dengue. Because Usutu infection and Mayaro fever have clinical features like Dengue, a new algorithm should be proposed to improve the accuracy of acute tropical fevers.

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J Forensic Leg Med ; 106: 102727, 2024 Jul 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39089138

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INTRODUCTION: Sudden non-cardiac death (SNCD) is a clinical entity comprising deaths lacking previous clinically significant symptoms, and in which the mechanisms of death do not involve the heart. Infection is a major cause of SNCD, particularly in children, and viruses are frequently involved in the disease process. Nevertheless, SNCD of viral infectious causes remains poorly characterized. Thus, a systematic review of the literature describing the association between viral infection and the development of SNCD was performed. METHODS: PRISMA statement guidelines were followed in this systematic review. A literature search was conducted across MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Studies considered eligible were autopsy series or cohort studies of sudden death cases, in which evidence of viral disease as a cause of death was demonstrated, along with identification of causative agents. RESULTS: Twelve studies published between 1996 and 2020 were included in this review. Selected studies were categorized into three groups according to the study population: infants and young children (up to four years of age); presumed sudden infant death syndrome patients; and older individuals (five years of age and older). SNCD with viral implication represents a minority of sudden death cases in all age groups, with infants and young children having a higher prevalence across studies. Respiratory infection was the main cause of viral SNCD, with influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus being the most commonly identified agents in older individuals, and infants and young children respectively. Disseminated infection, gastrointestinal infection, and meningitis were other identified causes of SNCD in children. CONCLUSIONS: No studies have directly assessed the frequency and causes of viral SNCD. Infants and young children show a considerable, but variable, prevalence of this clinical entity. Wider implementation of post-mortem virological molecular testing may help uncover previously unknown cases. More research into viral SNCD is needed, especially in the adult population.

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Int J Speech Lang Pathol ; : 1-14, 2024 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39089329

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PURPOSE: The current research aimed to determine the prevalence and the relationships between perceived stress, burnout, and job satisfaction among practicing speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Spain. In addition, their perspectives and experiences related to their job were explored. METHOD: A mixed methods research design was used with cross-sectional quantitative and qualitative methodology. Four hundred and thirty-eight SLPs completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Font Roja Job Satisfaction Questionnaire in order to report perceived stress, burnout, and job satisfaction, respectively. Ten SLPs participated in semi-structured interviews. RESULT: With respect to stress, 61.6% of SLPs reported a moderate level of stress and 18.7% reported a high level of stress. With respect to burnout, only 7.56% of the participants met the criteria commonly used for its diagnosis. However, 45.2% of SLPs reported a high level of emotional exhaustion, and 52.7% expressed a low degree of personal accomplishment. Job satisfaction was average for 94% of SLPs and high for just 1% of participants. The level of job satisfaction was significantly related to job stress, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalisation. Qualitative content analyses produced themes and subthemes regarding work recognition, relationships with people in the workplace, work conditions, and job control. CONCLUSION: A noteworthy percentage of SLPs reported emotional exhaustion and reduced personal achievement. Findings suggest that strengthening job control and social support might become protective factors to avoid the full development of burnout, which should impact positively on an individual's wellbeing and, in turn, the quality of the services provided.

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Int J Speech Lang Pathol ; : 1-10, 2024 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39089405

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PURPOSE: Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa. While Ethiopia's health care system includes primary health centres, general, and specialised hospitals, allied health care like speech-language pathology was not available until 2003. This article was written with the aim of sharing the experience of establishing speech-language pathology as a profession and the first speech-language pathology training program in Ethiopia. METHOD: In this paper, we retrospectively examine how the leadership of local stakeholders, a multidisciplinary team, and the development of a professional infrastructure led to the success of the program. The authorship group, who were involved in the program from inception to implementation, share their experiences. RESULT: The speech-language pathology undergraduate program at Addis Ababa University graduated its first class in 2019. Plans to grow the training program at the graduate level are ongoing. CONCLUSION: This novel program, grown from several international partnerships, is an example of how low- and middle-income countries can improve access to the service providers necessary to treat their populations.

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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39089625

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INTRODUCTION: The curative treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (PPH) is surgical and today it can be performed by minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and also be radioguided (RG) if a radiopharmaceutical with affinity for the parathyroid tissue that can be detected with gamma-detector probes or with a portable gamma camera (PGC) is injected. AIM: The objective is to assess whether intraoperative scintigraphy (GGio) with PGC can replace intraoperative pathological anatomy (APio) to determine if the removed specimen is an abnormal parathyroid. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 92 patients underwent CMI RG--HPP with PGC after the administration of a dose of 99 mTc-MIBI. The information provided by the PGC in the analysis of the excised specimens is qualitatively compared (capture yes/no) with the result of the intraoperative pathological anatomy (APio). The Gold standard is the definitive histology. RESULTS: 120 excised pieces are evaluated with GGio and APio. There were 110 agreements (95 T P and 15 TN) and 10 disagreements (3 F P and 7 F N). Of the 120 lesions, 102 were parathyroid and 18 were non-parathyroid. There was good agreement between intraoperative scintigraphy imaging (GGio) and PA, 70.1% according to Cohen's Kappa index. The GGio presented the following values ​​of Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, Negative Predictive Value, Positive Likelihood Ratio, Negative Likelihood Ratio and Overall Value of the Test (93.1%, 83.3%, 96.9%, 68.2%, 5.59, 0.08 and 0.92 respectively). CONCLUSION: GGio is a rapid and effective surgical aid technique to confirm/rule out the possible parathyroid nature of the lesions removed in PPH surgery, but it cannot replace histological study.

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Abdom Radiol (NY) ; 2024 Aug 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39090259

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PURPOSE: This study investigated radiologic features on preoperative MRI to differentiate urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation (UCSD) from conventional urothelial carcinoma (UC) in muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma. METHODS: Ninety-nine patients who underwent radical cystectomy and a preoperative bladder MRI scan within three months before surgery were retrospectively enrolled. Various MRI features, including tumor length, location, multiplicity, long-to-short axis ratio, morphology, radiologic stage, and degree of severe necrosis, were analyzed. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify MRI features predictive of UCSD. The diagnostic performance of a significant MRI feature was assessed using 5-fold cross-validation. RESULTS: Among the MRI features, significant radiologic findings associated with UCSD in the univariable analysis included heterogeneous tumor signal intensity in T2-weighted images (odds ratio [OR], 3.365; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.213-9.986; P = 0.022) and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (OR, 4.428; 95% CI, 1.519-12.730; P = 0.007), as well as marked (≥ 50%) severe necrosis (OR, 17.100; 95% CI, 4.699-73.563; P < 0.001). In the multivariable analysis, marked (≥ 50%) severe necrosis (odds ratio [OR], 13.755; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.796-89.118; P = 0.004) was a significant predictor of UCSD. Marked (≥ 50%) severe necrosis showed a high specificity of 95.0% with a precision of 65.0% for diagnosing UCSD based on 5-fold cross-validation. CONCLUSION: Preoperative bladder MRI revealing marked severe necrosis may be indicative of UCSD and can assist in distinguishing it from conventional UC.

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BMC Vet Res ; 20(1): 340, 2024 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39090695

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BACKGROUND: Understanding the relationship between resident microbiota and disease in cultured fish represents an important and emerging area of study. Marine gill disorders in particular are considered an important challenge to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture, however relatively little is known regarding the role resident gill microbiota might play in providing protection from or potentiating different gill diseases. Here, 16S rRNA sequencing was used to examine the gill microbiome alongside fish health screening in farmed Atlantic salmon. Results were used to explore the relationship between microbial communities and gill disease. RESULTS: Microbial community restructuring was observed throughout the sampling period and linked to varied drivers of change, including environmental conditions and severity of gill pathology. Taxa with significantly greater relative abundance on healthier gills included isolates within genus Shewanella, and taxa within family Procabacteriaceae. In contrast, altered abundance of Candidatus Branchiomonas and Rubritalea spp. were associated with damaged gills. Interestingly, more general changes in community richness and diversity were not associated with altered gill health, and thus not apparently deleterious to fish. Gross and histological gill scoring demonstrated seasonal shifts in gill pathology, with increased severity of gill damage in autumn. Specific infectious causes that contributed to observed pathology within the population included the gill disorder amoebic gill disease (AGD), however due to the uncontrolled nature of this study and likely mixed contribution of various causes of gill disease to observed pathology results do not strongly support an association between the microbial community and specific infectious or non-infectious drivers of gill pathology. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that the microbial community of farmed Atlantic salmon gills undergo continual restructuring in the marine environment, with mixed influences upon this change including environmental, host, and pathogenic factors. A significant association of specific taxa with different gill health states suggests these taxa might make meaningful indicators of gill health. Further research with more frequent sampling and deliberate manipulation of gills would provide important advancement of knowledge in this area. Overall, although much is still to be learnt regarding what constitutes a healthy or maladapted gill microbial community, the results of this study provide clear advancement of the field, providing new insight into the microbial community structure of gills during an annual production cycle of marine-stage farmed Atlantic salmon.


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Aquaculture , Fish Diseases , Gills , Microbiota , Salmo salar , Animals , Salmo salar/microbiology , Gills/microbiology , Gills/pathology , Fish Diseases/microbiology , Fish Diseases/pathology , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Seasons , Bacteria/classification , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Bacteria/genetics , Amebiasis
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Anat Rec (Hoboken) ; 2024 Jul 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39086191

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-diaphorase (N-d) positive neurons have been extensively studied across various animals, and N-d neurodegenerative neurites have been detected in some aged animal models. However, detailed knowledge on N-d positivity and aging-related alterations in the spinal cord and medulla oblongata of pigeons is limited. In this study, we investigated N-d positivity and age-related changes in the pigeon's spinal cord and medulla oblongata and compared them to those in rats and mice. Pigeons, had more N-d neurons in the dorsal horn, around the central canal, and in the column of Terni in the thoracic and lumbar segments, with scattered neurons found in the ventral horn of the spinal segments. N-d neurons were also present in the white matter of the spinal cord. Morphometric analysis revealed that the size of N-d soma in the lumbosacral, cervical, and thoracic regions was substantially altered in aged pigeons compared to young birds. Furthermore, the lumbar to sacral segments underwent significant morphological alterations. The main findings of this study were the presence of age-related N-d positive bodies (ANB) in aged pigeons, predominantly in the external cuneate nucleus (CuE) and occasionally in the gracilis and CuEs. ANBs were also identified in the gracile nuclei and spinal cord in the aged rats and mice, whereas in aged rats, ANBs were detected in the CuE spinal nucleus. Immunohistochemistry showed that the age-related alterations occurred in the cell types and neuropeptides in old animals. The results suggest weak inflammatory response and neuronal dysfunction in the spinal cord in aged pigeons. Our results suggested that the ANB could be a potential aging marker for the central nervous system.

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J Vasc Access ; : 11297298241258804, 2024 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39090993

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OBJECTIVE: To describe an alternative arteriovenous fistula (AVF) model involving anastomosis of the common carotid artery (CCA) with the posterior facial vein (PFV). METHODS: Twenty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats (age 6-8 weeks) were used to establish the AVF model involving end-to-side anastomosis of PFV and CCA. The peak velocity of the CCA and the diameter of the outflow vein were recorded at 7, 14, and 42 days after the operation using Doppler ultrasound. Pathological examination of the intimal lesions was performed at 14 and 42 days after operation. RESULTS: One rat died within 24 h after surgery related to anesthesia. The patency rates at days 7, 14, and 42 were 85.7%, 81%, and 81%, respectively. The diameter of the carotid artery in rats is approximately 0.8 mm. The diameter of the outflow vein was increased by 1.7-fold and 2.2-fold at 7 days (1.1 ± 0.118 mm) and 14 days (1.4 ± 0.073 mm). At 42 days (1.96 ± 0.101 mm) after operation, the diameter was 3-fold greater compared to the unoperated control rat. The peak systolic flow velocity of the carotid artery at 7 days (593 ± 17.36 mm/s) and 14 days (767 ± 13.64 mm/s) after surgery was significantly greater compared to the control rat (314 ± 15.13 mm/s). The rate of increase was fastest at 7 days and leveled off from 14 to 42 days (875 ± 26 mm/s) after surgery. At 14 days, the intima area showed a nearly 50-fold increase (230 ± 9.93 µm2 × 103) compared to control (area 5 ± 0.37 µm2 × 103). Comparing 6 weeks with 2 weeks (280 ± 10.54 µm2 × 103) after surgery, the intima area increased 1.2 times. CONCLUSION: The CCA-PFV fistula in rats is a viable alternative AVF model.

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J Yeungnam Med Sci ; 2024 Aug 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39091046

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Lipomas are one of the most common mesenchymal tumors in the human body, exhibiting a heightened prevalence between the ages of 40 and 60 years. However, primary intraoral lipomas are rare. Myxoid lipoma, which is characterized by abundant mucoid components, is a particularly rare histological subtype of lipoma. This study presents two cases of myxoid lipoma that occurred outside the common age range for occurrence, one in the right submandibular area of a 67-year-old male and the other in the lower lip of a 3-year-old child. Through these case reports, the aim was to introduce myxoid lipoma, a rare subtype affecting facial areas, and provide a brief review to assist in the differential diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of pathological assessment. Even in age groups and anatomical locations not typically associated with lipomas, it is crucial to emphasize the necessity of careful evaluation.

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Front Oncol ; 14: 1409347, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39087023

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Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare type of cholecystitis that, despite being benign poses diagnostic challenges due to its low prevalence and need for consensus on diagnostic criteria. Consequently, distinguishing XGC from gallbladder cancer (GBC) is challenging, leading to clinical misdiagnoses. This article presents a case where a patient initially diagnosed with GBC was later found to have XGC.

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Cureus ; 16(7): e63577, 2024 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39087171

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Bisphosphonates are widely used for a number of metabolic bone conditions. Orbital inflammation is a very rare side effect of bisphosphonate therapy that can risk permanent visual loss. We describe the complex case and successful treatment of a 79-year-old man who developed orbital cellulitis following the use of intravenous pamidronate disodium for severe hypercalcaemia. The challenges regarding the diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma are also discussed.

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JRSM Open ; 15(6): 20542704231200394, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39091433

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Pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma (PSP) is a rare benign pulmonary tumour, most reported cases of PSP are from Eastern Asia, with a female to male ratio of 5:1, and average age at diagnosis in the 5th decade. We present the case of a 63-year-old Caucasian woman diagnosed with PSP who underwent a left lower lobe basal segmentectomy with systematic nodal dissection, performed via video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).

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Transpl Int ; 37: 13022, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39091613

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We aimed to investigate the clinical value of allograft biopsy performed long after renal transplantation. We retrospectively evaluated 99 allograft biopsies in recipients with transplantation vintages of 10 years or longer. Mixed-effects model showed that 1-year estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slopes after biopsy were significantly greater than those before biopsy [-3.13, -4.42 mL/min/1.73 m2/year, p = 0.01]. Renal biopsy changed the treatment strategies in more than half of the patients. Improvement in eGFR slopes was pronounced in 51 patients with treatment modification based on the biopsy results [2.27 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.66, 3.89) mL/min/1.73 m2/year], whereas no improvement was observed in those without [0.33 (95% CI: -1.05, 1.71) mL/min/1.73 m2/year, Pinteraction = 0.001]. Among the treatment modifications, enhancement of immunosuppression (IS) led to the most remarkable improvement in eGFR slope. Patients with g scores ≥2 were more likely to receive IS enhancement than those with g scores = 0 [odds ratio; 15.0 (95% CI: 1.65, 136)]. Patients with active glomerulitis (g ≥ 1) without chronicity (cg ≤ 1) showed the most significant improvement in eGFR slope. Given the prevalence of active glomerulitis (g ≥ 1, 21%), which is responsive to treatment even long after transplantation, and the observed magnitude of eGFR slope improvement, renal biopsy can indeed improve allograft prognosis.


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Allografts , Glomerular Filtration Rate , Kidney Transplantation , Kidney , Humans , Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects , Male , Female , Biopsy , Retrospective Studies , Middle Aged , Adult , Kidney/pathology , Time Factors , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Graft Rejection , Immunosuppression Therapy , Aged
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Pak J Med Sci ; 40(7): 1485-1492, 2024 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39092027

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Objectives: To investigate the association of altered serum ferritin during pregnancy with chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 78,521 pregnant women who attended antenatal check-ups at maternal and child health centers in Fujian Province, China. Study lasted from January 2014 to January 2019. A total of 59,812 pregnant women were followed up. Patients with suspected infection before the delivery were selected and divided into the chorioamnionitis and non-chorioamnionitis groups according to placental pathology. Differences in late and early pregnancy serum ferritin between the two groups were compared. Multiple logistics regression was used to adjust for confounding factors and to analyze the association between serum ferritin changes and pregnancy outcomes. Importance of altered serum ferritin during pregnancy was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and net reclassification index (NRI). Results: Clinical records of 8506 pregnant women were included in the study. there were 1010 (11.9%) cases of confirmed chorioamnionitis and 263 (3.1%) cases of neonatal sepsis. There was a significant difference in maternal serum ferritin changes between the groups with and without chorioamnionitis. No significant difference was detected in cases with or without neonatal sepsis. Multiple logistic regressions, corrected for confounding factors yielded similar conclusions. Maternal serum ferritin difference NRI 12.18% (p = 0.00014) was similar to the ROC results in predicting the occurrence of chorioamnionitis. Conclusion: Differential serum ferritin during pregnancy may predict chorioamnionitis but does not correlate well with neonatal sepsis.

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Pak J Med Sci ; 40(7): 1384-1390, 2024 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39092039

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Objective: To explore the clinical features of thymoma with and without myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods: This was a retrospective study. Two hundred and thirty-three patients with mediastinal masses who were initially diagnosed in People's Hospital of Shijiazhuang, China, between January 2014 and June 2022 and had complete clinical data and underwent surgical treatment at People's Hospital of Shijiazhuang were retrospectively analyzed. Result: The age of patients with thymoma alone was significantly older than that of thymoma patients complicated with MG. The number of female patients was slightly more than males for both groups. Proportions of type A, AB, B1, B2, and B3 thymomas in Group-A were 0.77, 11.54, 11.51, 33.85, and 31.54%, respectively, and the proportions in Group-B were 9.68, 22.58, 12.90, 32.26, and 22.58%. The size of tumors in patients with thymoma alone was larger than that of patients with thymoma complicated with MG. The proportion of patients with tumor size of more than 10 cm in the thymoma alone group was significantly higher than that in the MG group. There were no relapses in patients with type A disease and relapses were noted in a few patients with type B1, B2 and B3 diseases. The same survival rates were reported for the two groups. Conclusion: MG rarely occurs in type A and type C diseases. The prognosis of thymoma with MG is similar to that of thymoma alone. The main causes of death may be myasthenia crisis in thymoma patients with MG and advanced tumor stage in patients with thymoma alone.

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Technol Health Care ; 2024 Jul 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39093094

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB), primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a significant global health concern. Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing (tNGS) has emerged as a rapid and comprehensive diagnostic tool for tuberculosis, offering advantages over traditional methods and serving as an effective alternative for drug susceptibility testing and the detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients. After explore the application value of targeted next-generation sequencing technology in this patient population, providing valuable insights for clinical diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we analyzed data from 65 patients with laboratory-confirmed tuberculosis admitted to Tianjin Baodi Hospital from November 14, 2020, to February 1, 2023. Patients underwent bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) testing, including acid-fast staining, culture, and tNGS. Biopsies and histopathological examinations were performed on some patients, along with comprehensive radiological assessments for all. RESULTS: Among the 65 pulmonary tuberculosis patients, targeted next-generation sequencing detected pathogens in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid with a positivity rate of 93.8%, significantly higher than traditional methods such as acid-fast staining, culture, and pathology. Compared to bronchoalveolar lavage fluid smear, targeted next-generation sequencing demonstrated significantly higher diagnostic sensitivity (98.46% vs. 26.15%) and accuracy (98.46% vs. 26.15%). CONCLUSION: Targeted next-generation sequencing, with its high sensitivity and specificity compared to traditional methods, provides unique advantages in detecting pathogens among these patients, highlighting its importance in disease management.

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Mov Disord ; 2024 Jun 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38946200

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Various forms of Parkinson's disease, including its common sporadic form, are characterized by prominent α-synuclein (αSyn) aggregation in affected brain regions. However, the role of αSyn in the pathogenesis and evolution of the disease remains unclear, despite vast research efforts of more than a quarter century. A better understanding of the role of αSyn, either primary or secondary, is critical for developing disease-modifying therapies. Previous attempts to hone this research have been challenged by experimental limitations, but recent technological advances may facilitate progress. The Scientific Issues Committee of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) charged a panel of experts in the field to discuss current scientific priorities and identify research strategies with potential for a breakthrough. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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Diagnostics (Basel) ; 14(13)2024 Jul 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39001303

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Collision tumors of the ovaries are rare, with only a few reports in the literature. Adult granulosa cell tumors are a relatively common primary tumor component of previously reported collision tumors. The combination of serous and mucinous tumors with adult granulosa cell tumors has been reported in several cases. On the other hand, mesonephric-like adenocarcinomas are rare neoplasms that commonly arise in the uterine corpus and ovaries. In this report, we present the case of a collision tumor composed of an adult granulosa cell tumor and mesonephric-like adenocarcinoma of the ovary in a 63-year-old woman. The initial magnetic resonance imaging findings showed a cystic mass with an internal hemorrhage, which suggested an adult granulosa cell tumor, and a solid mass with different enhancements. Microscopically, the tumor had two distinct components: An adult granulosa cell tumor and a mesonephric-like adenocarcinoma. Recognizing collision tumors consisting of slow-growing and aggressive tumors may prove beneficial in future diagnostic and treatment strategies.

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